Here is one way we study the Bible in our Montessori homeschool!
With the Bible as the backbone of our Montessori homeschool, I wanted my children to encounter God not only in their shelf work, but at our breakfast table, too! I wanted their hands to help their hearts connect to God's Word - so I created these Sensory Bible Devotional Cards.
Each Bible Story is told through a series of five devotional cards. There is a cover card, five story cards, and a review card. You can prep them for a whole week and then have your “Bible time” ready to go for five full days!
On each card, you will find:
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A coloring page, traceable text, and a page number on the front of each story card telling one part of the Bible story.
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A Memory Verse (the same one each week) is on the back of each card and on the main cover page card.
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A list of sensory items to include with each card, usually labeled “Sandwich Bag,” as I suggest you place the items (the ones that fit, anyway!) into a plastic zipper sandwich bag along with that day’s card so it’s more than easy to grab for your Bible time!
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The Scripture reference to read directly from your real Bible.
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Devotional text that helps clarify parts of the story and guides you to connect the sensory item with the Bible passages you read that day.
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A quick prayer to say to conclude your devotional time!
At the end of the week, you can bind the cards into a book by stapling, hole punching, or even threading them together, using the cover card as your book cover!
Pretty soon, your child will have quite a collection of Bible “books” he has made himself, documenting the Bible stories that have made their way into his heart through reading the Bible, coloring the scenes, tracing text, and completing fun, easy, and hands-on activities together!
